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In the year 2000
650 Notable deaths
Klaus Wennemann
German actor (1940–2000).
Born December 18th, 1940 in Oer-Erkenschwick.
Died January 7th, 2000 at 59 years old in Bad Aibling (lung cancer).
Len Shackleton
English footballer (1922-2000).
Born May 3rd, 1922 in Bradford.
Died November 27th, 2000 at 78 years old in Grange-over-Sands.
Franck Pourcel
French easy listening musician.
Born August 14th, 1913 in Marseille. [ref]
Died November 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Aleksandar Nikolić
Basketball player and coach (1924–2000).
Born October 28th, 1924 in Sarajevo.
Died March 12th, 2000 at 75 years old in Belgrade.
Nora Swinburne
British actress (1902-2000).
Born July 24th, 1902 in Bath. [ref]
Died May 1st, 2000 at 97 years old in London. [ref]
Charles F. Hockett
1916-2000 linguist and anthropologist.
Born January 17th, 1916 in Columbus.
Died November 3rd, 2000 at 84 years old in Ithaca.
Hubert Maga
First president of benin (1916-2000).
Born August 10th, 1916 in Parakou.
Died May 8th, 2000 at 83 years old in Cotonou.
Wilf Mannion
English footballer (1918-2000).
Born May 16th, 1918 in Middlesbrough.
Died April 14th, 2000 at 81 years old in Teesside.
Ali Sardar Jafri
Urdu writer from india (1913-2000).
Born November 29th, 1913 in Balrampur.
Died August 1st, 2000 at 86 years old in Mumbai.
Gérard Blain
French actor, film director and screenwriter (1930–2000).
Born October 23rd, 1930 in Paris.
Died December 17th, 2000 at 70 years old in Paris (cancer).
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